The beautiful and damned

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott) 1896-1940 (Author). Margolies, Alan. (Added Author).

Summary: T̀he victor belongs to the spoils.' Fitzgerald's ironic epigraph to The Beautiful and Damned exemplifies his attitude toward the young rootless post-World War One generation who believed life to be meaningless and who pursued wealth despite its corrosive effect. Gloria and Anthony Patch party until money runs out; then their goal becomes Adam Patch's fortune. Gloria's beauty fades and Anthony's drinking takes its horrible toll. Fitzgerald here once again displays a wariness of the upper classes, àn abiding distrust,an animosity, toward the leisure class - not the conviction of a revolutionist.

Record details

ISBN: 9780192832641
ISBN: 0192832646
ISBN: 0191610518 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780191610516 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxvi, 359 p.)
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Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1998.

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General Note:	CatBulkString:jan.10.13 CatMonthString:jan.13 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxviii]-xxxi) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Contents; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of F. Scott Fitzgerald; THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED; Explanatory Notes;
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